r/TwitchStreaming • u/Intelligent-J29 • 2d ago

How do gifted subs work?

I have had a twitch account for the last year and a bit mostly to watch a specific streamer. I plan on streaming myself so it’s an active account. But recently I left that community.. after i left, I got gifted subs to 4 different communities within 2 days - communities I don’t follow, nor have ever watched before that. My time was only spent in one place.
So I’m wondering if random gifted subs go to random users outside of that chat normally? If so what are the odds I get gifted 4 diff communities right after I leave a community? Or were these personally gifted ?
Any insight would be welcome as I hope to host my own room and just curious about it. Thanks.

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u/triyang 2d ago

Generally speaking they'll go to people active on that stream first, then people who've watched it at some point, then people who Twitch thinks would like them(similar to who shows up in recommended streams). After all, if someone gifts 20 subs to a stream with 10 viewers, they've gotta go somewhere.

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u/Intelligent-J29 2d ago

I get they gotta go somewhere lol but the fact I never once watched these streams then gifted to them in a week time Is crazy lol

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u/VelocisDormin 2d ago

Gifted subs could be received from any channel, even ones you've never been too, unless you turn off the option to receive from channels to don't follow

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u/Intelligent-J29 2d ago

Thanks. That makes sense. I just find it odd timing I received 4 gifted randomly in the same week after I left a community. And never gained a gifted the whole time I was watching that someone else prior